Truly Rural (1931)

“Quoits - farmyard kind... with horse-shoes for luck.“ High angle shot of group of people standing around on a sports field. Competitors throw quoits. “This is a change from pitching yarns.“ Various shots of the men throwing their quoits. Some are smartly dressed in boaters and bow ties, some wear flat caps. “And everybody’s doing it.“ Group of young ragamuffin boys have a game. Some of the boys are barefoot. Quoit is thrown and lands perfectly around the post - C/U. Others land on top of it. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 670. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), Britis
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